Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move away from fossil fuels

Fumio Kishida has been elected Japan’s prime minister in a parliamentary vote and will be tasked with quickly tackling the pandemic and other challenges and leading a national election within weeks

South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after a hiatus in a small reconciliation step

Japan’s Cabinet and leader Yoshihide Suga have resigned, paving the way for Parliament to elect Fumio Kishida as the new prime minister

North Korea has warned the United Nation’s top body against making any statements criticizing the isolated country’s missile program

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit France as the Biden administration tries to smooth over hurt feelings and other damage caused by excluding America's oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative

North Korea says it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile

Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China's National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics